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Over the centuries, St. Valentine has come to symbolise romantic love, with his legacy inspiring countless stories, poems, and traditions surrounding the celebration of affection.

Notorious St. Valentine's Day Massacre in Chicago In 1929, arguably the most brutal gangster murders of all time took place on Feb. 14 inside a garage in Chicago's Lincoln Park.

It's been linked to a 12th-century poem about birds mating, the Christian-martyr-turned-Saint Valentine and a deadly fertility ritual in ancient Rome, but Elizabeth Nelson, an associate professor ...

Chaucer continued writing poems every May that associated love, the rites of spring and St. Valentine. Shakespeare and other poets followed suit.

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As couples across the world prepared for Valentine's Day in February 2025, a rumor cropped up on social media that St. Valentine is not only the patron saint of lovers, but also of beekeepers ...

In a 1981 academic article, the late University of Kansas English professor Jack B. Oruch argued that Chaucer's 1375 poem “Parlement of Foules” was the first to record St. Valentine's Day as a ...

People have exchanged Valentine’s Day cards on February 14 since at least the year 270, when it is said St. Valentine was executed for secretly marrying couples to spare men from war.

Delving into murky origins of Valentine’s Day: How it became the day of love, was St Valentine a real person, and more AP | | Posted by Krishna Priya Pallavi Feb 13, 2025 02:13 PM IST ...